Senior Tax Analyst

About the position

Avant is looking for a highly motivated Senior Tax Analyst to join its tax team. This role will support the Tax Manager's goal of efficient and effective tax planning, research, and compliance for Federal, international, and state income tax matters as well as state and local indirect taxes. This position will report to the Tax Manager, work closely with other members of Avant's finance team, and communicate across functions to gather financial and accounting data and serve internal and external stakeholders. Above all, Avant is looking for a collaborative team member, an independent thinker and someone who is interested in being a tax professional.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Federal and state income tax workpapers in Excel, gather relevant internal documentation, and work with external providers to prepare Federal, foreign, and state and local corporate income and franchise tax returns and partnership tax returns.
• Drive the preparation of the annual and quarterly tax provision calculations and tax footnote disclosures.
• Memorialize Federal, international state, and local tax research and conclusions in Word.
• Compute state and local extension and estimate tax payments.
• Timely respond to and resolve Federal, international, and state income tax notices.
• Support Tax Manager on tax planning and process initiatives by effectively communicating with external service providers and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with other members of Controllership to access accounting systems to pull reports for the preparation of tax returns, tax provisions, and state apportionment.
• Gather information for and prepare monthly and annual state and local sales and indirect tax filings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA and/or Master of Science in Taxation is preferred but not required.
• 2+ years of public accounting or financial or service industry experience with corporate, partnership and multi-state income tax compliance, ASC 740, and basic tax research is required. Some sales and use tax knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to think 'outside the box' to support tax planning and compliance initiatives as well as develop procedures and processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Google Drive (Google Sheets, Docs and Slides) is required, and familiarity with NetSuite and Looker are welcomed.
• The ability to work independently and communicate tax issues clearly with non-tax teams is critical.

Benefits

• Choice of great Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plan options
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Time Off
• Flexible Work Environment - (i.e. Mon/Tues/Thurs in-person)
• Generous Paid Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance and Post-parental leave ramp-up program
• Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and In-office Snacks
• Summer Fridays
• Fun In-Office and Virtual Social Events
• Swag